Construction of the Dravosburg Bridge

1935/1980

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Construction of the Dravosburg Bridge
  • Title
  • Construction of the Dravosburg Bridge
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B009.F27.I02
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B009.F27.I02
  • Description
  • The divided four-lane Dravosburg Bridge is officially known as the W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge. It is sometimes referred to as the Glassport-Dravosburg Bridge. The structure was built in 1951 by the County of Allegheny and replaced a low-level bridge that spanned the Monongahela River and linked McClure Street in Dravosburg to John Street in McKeesport. Most of the detailing of the bridge, such as lampposts and light fixtures remain intact from the original design. The cantilever through truss bridge has a total length (including longest elevated ramp) of 1,931 feet with the vertical clearance of the deck at 65.3 feet.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • William D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge (Pa.)
    Glassport (Pa.)
    Dravosburg Bridge (Pa.)
    Bridge construction--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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